Cover for ironing-boards



F. S. PERRY. COVER F03 IRONINGBOARDS.

APPLICATION msn wim/22,1916.

1,304,802. Patented May 27, 1919.

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Be it known that I, FRANK SfAPnnR-Y, a citizen ofthe United States, residing-at `Chicago, county ofCook, `State of Illinois,

haveinvented a certainnewand useful ImprovementV in Covers for Ironing-Boards, and declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description 'of the same, such as will enable'othersskilled in the art to which it pertainsto make 'and use the same, reference being had t'o the-accompanyin drawings, which form apart ofthis-speci cation. VlMy invention has for its object to produce a simple cover fon'ironingboards which may be applied easily and'will lie smooth and flat while in use.

A further object of my invention is to produce a simple andnovel cover for iron-v ing boards by means `of which one end of the board will be effectively covered, not only on the upper side but also along the edge and for some distance on the under side.

A further object of my invention is to produce a simple combin-ation pad and cover for ironing boards which may always be kept in good condition by the mere renewal of a simple inexpensive part which takes the wear and tear. Y

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its objects and advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of an ironing board having my improved covering device applied thereto, one of the two lacings employed for holding the covering in place being omitted;

Fig. 2 is a section on a somewhat larger scale on line 2 -2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a section on ine 3-3 of Fig. l, on the same scale `as Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention I make the covering of two independent members one of which is a pad while the other is a protective device for the pad; each being held upon the board by its own holding devices so that the pad need not be disturbed when the protective covering is removed to be washed or to be replaced by a new cover. It will be seen that the protective cover, which speication' of Letters Patent.

Patented Mayer, 191e:

' Application filed May 22, 1916. Serial No. 99,060.

may be a piece of cheap-mnslin, takes'the l wear and protects the pad against scorch-` ing,so-that' when the covering as a lwhole becomes badly scorched, it will be found' that vthe. damage is confined to the protective COVGIHgWhGhfmay be thrown away and i= be replaced'by a new one. Y

The second feature of'my invention has to do with the attaching of the members of the covering to the board.- It is very desirable to'have one end, usually the smaller"end,of

an ironing board lcompletely covered sothat this end of the board maybe inserted within a garment which is being ironed. l I have made provision for this by arranging on one ,n

end of each of the members ofthe covering a pocket which is simply slipped over the end of the board'and coversit'without 're- `Vquiring any further attention on the part of the user. The pad and the protective cover are held in place by lacing strings joining the free edges on the under side` of theboard or otherwise.

It will thus be seen that I have produced a very simple and eiiicient device which is easily applied and is easily kept in good,V

condition and repair.

Referring to the drawing, l represents an ironing board and 2 a pad of soft thick material cut to substantially the size and shape of the board. Secured to the long edges f of the padrare side flaps, 3, of thin material which are adapted to be folded Vover the edges of and overlie the under side of the board. At the narrow end of the pad is Y secured a thin piece of fabric, l, which is secured to the pad along three sides only so as to form an open pocket adapted to receive the end of the board.

rllhe pad is secured in place by means of a' lacing string, 6, engaged with the hooks'or eyes in much the same way Yas a shoe or'a corset is laced, the free ends of the string or lacing being tied into a knot, 7; 'Y

The pad is preferablycut slightly larger than the board so that when it 1s placed on the board and the string or lacing is drawn tight, the pad will be drawn over the corners between the side and ,end edges and the top and thusV provide smooth rounded corners. The protective covering, 8, may consist of a simple piece of cheap muslin shaped like 95 In the arrangement illustrated each-kof ably made in a single piece, however,since it A is unnecessary to make the body portions and the flaps of separate pieces. The pro tective covering has at the small end a pocket, 9, similar to the pocket formed by the member 4 with the pad; the'pocket, 9, being made slightly longer than the other so as to permit the end of the board with its pad to be slipped into it. The protective covering is provided near the long edges thereof with hooks or eyelets, l0, similar to the members 5, the pocket, 9, also having one of the hooks or eyelets. After the protective covering has been placed in position on the padded board, it is tightened and secured in place by a lacing or string, not shown, similar tothe lacing or string 6.

While I have illustrated and described with particularity only a single preferred form of my invention, I do not desire to be limited to the exact structural details thus illustrated and described; but intend to) cover all forms and arrangements which come within the terms employed in the definitions of my invention constituting the appended claims'. Y

I claim:

l. A covering for an ironing board comprising two independent members lying upon each other, each of said members having a pocket at one end, the pocket of one of the members being telescoped over the pocket of the other member, and means for securing the side edges of each memberL together.

2. A covering for an ironing yboard com prising two members lying one upon the other, each of said membershaving at one end a pocket adapted to be slipped over one end of an ironing board, the pocket on the under member fitting within the pocket on the upper member, the under member being made of a soft pad-like material to form an efficient cushion7 and the upper member being formed of a material adapted to give a good ironing surface.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specilication.

FRANK S. PERRY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing' the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

